P, Q and R share profits equally. At the time of P's retirement, goodwill appears in the books at . P will be debited with what amount for his share of existing Goodwill?
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When goodwill already appears in the books of accounts at the time of a partner's retirement, it must be written off among all the old partners in their old profit-sharing ratio.The old profit-sharing ratio among P, Q, and R is equal, i.e., .The total amount of existing goodwill to be written off = .
The journal entry to write off the existing goodwill is:
Therefore, P's account will be debited with .
The journal entry to write off the existing goodwill is:
Therefore, P's account will be debited with .